bsmphilly.com Topics: nissanhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/topics/nissan/?utm_medium=RSS2015-01-28T22:36:40+00:00No arrests made in Tacony automobile arson2015-01-28T22:36:40+00:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/jan/28/no-arrests-made-tacony-automobile-arson/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Arsonists were responsible for two automobile fires that occurred minutes apart in Tacony early Friday morning, authorities say, although no arrests have been made.</p> <p>Firefighters first went to the 6300 block of Torresdale Ave. at 1:51 a.m. where they found a gray Nissan Pathfinder engulfed in flames. The vehicle was ...Crash outside of Northeast High kills woman 2014-11-19T17:26:43+00:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/nov/19/crash-outside-northeast-high-kills-woman/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A woman was killed and a man injured critically in a multicar crash outside of Northeast High School on Nov. 12.</p> <p>Police accident investigators believe that the woman, 21, was driving a 2001 Toyota Corolla northbound on the 7200 block of Algon Ave. shortly after 4 a.m. when her car ...Police wound two during violent car stop2014-09-10T17:51:04+00:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/sep/10/police-wound-two-during-violent-car-stop/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Police shot a motorist and one of his passengers after he allegedly tried to run over officers during a car stop in Wissinoming on Sunday night.</p> <p>According to an official police department statement, shortly before 10 p.m., 15th district officers saw an occupied Nissan Altima with New Jersey plates in ...Suspected DUI in fatal crash 2014-08-06T17:02:26+00:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/aug/6/suspected-dui-fatal-crash/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A suspected drunken driver struck and killed a man who was walking along Academy Road near Northeast Airport early last Friday, according to police.</p> <p>The crash happened at about 3 a.m. on the 9900 block of Academy Road, near Morrell Avenue, when a southbound motorist lost control of a sport-utility ...Two jewelry store thieves nabbed, third on the loose2014-03-19T16:41:21+00:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/mar/19/two-jewelry-store-thieves-nabbed-third-loose/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Police in two counties have arrested a couple of alleged jewelry thieves from the Northeast who may be responsible for stealing merchandise worth more than $100,000 from suburban department stores. Meanwhile, a third alleged conspirator remains on the loose.</p> <p>Bensalem Township cops are leading the investigation into a series of ...Teacher, NE mother arrested for sex with student2014-01-29T17:45:00+00:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jan/29/teacher-ne-mother-arrested-sex-student/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A Northeast mother of three who taught math at Lower Moreland High School seduced and had sex with a 17-year-old student last year, according to felony charges filed on Friday by the Montgomery County district attorney.</p> <p>Erica Ann Ginnetti, 33, of the 3400 block of Ashville St. in Holmesburg, is ...Mother arrested after leaving child in car2013-09-04T17:55:27+00:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/sep/4/mother-arrested-after-leaving-child-car/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Walmart didn&rsquo;t announce her name over the store intercom, but one Olney mother got the attention of plenty of shoppers on Aug. 26 when she allegedly left her year-old daughter alone inside a locked and sun-baked car for a half-hour or more.</p> <p>According to broadcast reports, witnesses in the Northeast ...Rhawnhurst man dies in three-car crash2013-07-24T17:26:06+00:00John Loftushttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/jul/24/rhawnhurst-man-dies-three-car-crash/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A Strahle Street man who was driving the wrong way on Aramingo Avenue was killed early Saturday in a three-car accident, police said.</p> <p>Angelo Mills, 25, of the 1600 block of Strahle Street, was driving his 1996 Honda Civic northbound in the southbound lanes of Aramingo&rsquo;s 4000 block at 2:33 ...Police confiscate heroin raid of Castor Gardens home2012-08-29T13:09:00+00:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/aug/29/5835-police-confiscate-heroin-raid-of-castor-gardens-home.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><!--StartFragment--> </p><p>Philadelphia police arrested four people and seized about 114 grams of heroin during a raid Aug. 17 on an alleged heroin distribution ring operating in a Castor Gardens house.</p> <p>The dealers have ties to Dominican drug suppliers, according to Sgt. Robert Friel of Narcotics Field Unit North, which has ...Rhawnhurst teen charged with beating 86-year-old woman2012-07-18T13:03:00+00:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/jul/18/5586-rhawnhurst-teen-charged-with-beating-86-year-old-woman.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><!--StartFragment--> </p><p>Philadelphia police have arrested a Rhawnhurst teenager suspected of beating an 86-year-old woman after invading her home on July 11.</p> <p>Dimetry Worthy, 19, of the 2200 block of Strahle St., is also responsible for another home invasion in which a 62-year-old woman was victimized, along with three other break-ins ...Man killed in Blvd. crash2011-11-09T13:19:00+00:00John Loftushttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/nov/9/4096-man-killed-in-blvd-crash.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A 21-year-old Philadelphia man was killed Sunday afternoon in a Roosevelt Boulevard traffic accident.</p> <p>The identity of the man, who police said was not from the Northeast, was not released pending notification of family, said Officer Christine O&rsquo;Brien, a police department spokeswoman.</p> <p>The dead man was a passenger in a ...Burglaries are on the rise in the 7th Police District2011-10-12T13:09:00+00:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/oct/12/3906-burglaries-are-on-the-rise-in-the-7th-police-district.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A lot happened in the 7th Police District over the summer, according to Capt. Joseph Zaffino. Unfortunately, burglaries have probably been the most frequent occurrence.</p> <p>Like other police districts in the Northeast and throughout Philadelphia, the 7th has seen a big increase in the volume of burglaries, Zaffino said during ...3 suspects sought in man’s slaying2011-09-07T13:58:00+00:00Northeast Times Staffhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/sep/7/3696-3-suspects-sought-in-man%E2%80%99s-slaying.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Philadelphia police are trying to identify three men involved in the fatal shooting of a Wissinoming man on Aug. 30.</p> <p>Detectives believe the men targeted the victim, Joel Henderson, 28, of the 5000 block of Homestead St., for undisclosed reasons.</p> <p>The gunfire erupted at 9:12 p.m. at Comly and Milnor ...